Telecommunications
This man gave up his smartphone for 30 days. Could you do the same?
It was social media envy that first drove Alex Lykos to quit his phone. But laying it down for a month raised much bigger issues for the filmmaker.
- by Karl Quinn
Latest
Ticketek Australia hit with $500,000 fine over spam messages
The fines come after the ticketing giant was previously warned about its messages to customers back in 2019.
- by Emma Koehn
Telstra faces grilling on director appointment, Voice support at AGM
This year’s annual meeting was chair John Mullen’s last, with the 15-year Telstra employee pointing to the company’s challenges going forward.
- by Tim Biggs
TPG’s Felix rethinks low-cost mobile plans but won’t go ‘no-frills’
TPG Telecom’s digital-only telco brand is expanding beyond its one unlimited plan and says its environmental and app-focused pitch is winning customers.
- by Tim Biggs
Text first, never leave a voice mail: The new phone etiquette
The unwritten rules of chatting on the phone differ wildly between generations. Here’s some guidance to help you navigate phone calls in 2023.
- by Heather Kelly
Opinion
Trade wars
China just took a $300b bite out of Apple. It could be a sign of things to come
China is making life difficult for Apple ahead of the release of the new iPhone. It isn’t a coincidence.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
TPG crunches product offering as profits soften
The telco said it will restructure its brands to cut its current 6000 different plans and products down to 100.
- by Tim Biggs
Telstra profits pass $2b on mobile growth
Telstra has bumped up its dividend after posting a 13 per cent jump in full-year net profit, even as its enterprise business is facing challenges.
- by Tim Biggs
NBN plays down low-earth orbit satellites as full-fibre upgrades kick off
NBN Co’s chief says satellites such as those offered by Elon Musk’s Starlink may eventually replace Sky Muster, but the focus is on moving customers to faster fixed wireless services.
- by Tim Biggs
Investigation launched into Labor’s mobile phone black spot scheme
The Australian National Audit Office investigation announced on Wednesday is the first into alleged pork-barrelling by the government since the election.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
TPG Telecom
Closing the gap: Vodafone’s desperate deal to catch Telstra and Optus
No matter how you interpret the $6.3 billion deal with Vocus, TPG - which owns the number three player in the mobiles market, Vodafone - is shrinking.
- by Elizabeth Knight